Editing Sandefjord (section)

== Transportation ==
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[[Sandefjord Airport Torp]] is one of Norway's largest airports, and is particularly known for its high number of international flights.<ref name="nsb.no">{{Cite web |title=Airport train and bus service |url=https://www.vy.no/en/traffic-and-routes/route-map-and-stations/airport-train-and-bus-routes |website=vy.no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-02 |title=Rekordsommer på TORP! |url=https://www.torp.no/aktuelt/rekordsommer-pa-torp-article1502-281.html |website=Torp flyplass}}</ref> Torp is Norway's second-largest airport in terms of international flights in 2003. As of 2003, Torp had over one million annual passengers, of which around 50% were for international flights.<ref>{{Cite book |last=OECD |title=OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform: Norway 2003 Preparing for the Future Now: Preparing for the Future Now |publisher=OECD Publishing |year=2003 |isbn=9789264103122 |page=129 |authorlink=OECD}}</ref> Despite being located about {{convert|110|km}} south of Oslo, Torp is sometimes [[Oslo Airport location controversy#Torp and Rygge|called Oslo Airport Torp]]. It is reached with a free shuttle bus from [[Sandefjord Airport Station]] which is located along the [[Vestfold Line|Vestfoldbanen]] railway line.

Sandefjord Airport is a budget airline hub for airlines such as [[Widerøe]], [[Ryanair]], and [[Wizz Air]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Macmillan |title=Let's Go 2009 Europe |publisher=Let's Go, Inc |year=2008 |isbn=9780312387082 |page=737}}</ref> Torp offers direct routes to over 30 international and domestic destinations,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torp Sandefjord Airport |url=https://www.visitoslo.com/en/product/?TLp=16585 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Visitoslo.com}}</ref> including daily flights to European cities such as [[London]] and [[Amsterdam]].<ref name="www.sandefjord.no1" /> Sandefjord is served by frequent intercity trains to Oslo and onwards to [[Oslo Airport]].

Daily ferries connect Sandefjord to Sweden.<ref name="gonorway.no" /> [[Color Line (ferry operator)|Color Line]] ferries ''[[MS Color Hybrid]]'' and ''[[MS Color Viking|Color Viking]]'' connect the town to [[Strömstad]] in Sweden.<ref name="Fodor91">{{Cite book |last=Fodor |first=Eugene |title=Fodor's Scandinavian Cities |publisher=Fodor's Travel Publications |year=1991 |isbn=9780679019596 |page=93}}</ref> [[Fjord Line]] is another ferry service connecting Sandefjord and Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strömstad-Sandefjord |url=https://www.fjordline.com/en/stromstad-sandefjord/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Fjordline.com}}</ref> The neighboring town of [[Larvik (town)|Larvik]] is home to daily ferry operations between Norway and [[Hirtshals]], Denmark.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Taylor-Wilkie |first=Doreen |title=Insight Guides Norway |publisher=Insight |year=2018 |isbn=9781780052106 |page=304}}</ref> [[Scandi Line]] was a former ferry service operating ferries between Sandefjord and Sweden.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lonely Planet |title=Norway |publisher=Lonely Planet Publications |year=1999 |isbn=9780864426543 |page=98}}</ref> Sandefjord is also home to a domestic ferry route: [[Jutøya|MF Jutøya]] transports people and goods to the nearby island of [[Veierland]] from Engø peninsula several times per day.<ref name="AM">{{Cite book |last1=Mšbius |first1=Aaron |title=Norwegen |last2=Mšbius |first2=Michael |publisher=DuMont Reiseverlag |year=2014 |isbn=9783770167326 |pages=167–168}}</ref> Sandefjord is also a cruise ship destination.<ref name="TS" />{{rp|51}}

[[European route E18]] traverses the municipality. It is one of Norway's most important main roads, and makes the drive to [[Oslo]] approximately 90 minutes.<ref name="IT94" />{{rp|140}}

=== Public transit ===
[[File:Sandefjord Airport, Torp from the air cropped.jpg|thumb|Only [[Bergen Airport, Flesland|Bergen]]- and [[Oslo Airport]]s have more international flights than Torp Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-02 |title=Rekordsommer på TORP! |url=https://www.torp.no/aktuelt/rekordsommer-pa-torp-article1502-281.html |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Torp.no}}</ref>]]
[[Sandefjord Station]] is the central train station and is served by regional trains operated by [[Vy]]. The main bus station is also located by Sandefjord Station. Fast and frequent express buses from Sandefjord shuttle along the [[European route E18]] highway, connecting to [[Kristiansand (city)|Kristiansand]] and linking key resorts in [[Southern Norway]]. Trains and buses for Sandefjord leave [[Oslo Central Station]] (Oslo S) every 30 minutes, and the journey takes two hours.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aarons |title=Fodor's Scandinavia |publisher=Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc |year=2006 |isbn=9781400016426 |page=234}}</ref> The public transportation system in Sandefjord is known as [[Vestfold Kollektivtrafikk]] (VKT).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bus Sandefjord – Transport – Sandefjord |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/sandefjord/transport/Bus-Sandefjord/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Visitvestfold.com}}</ref>

Besides Sandefjord Station, additional railway stations include [[Sandefjord Airport Station]] and [[Stokke Station]]. Torp Express Bus Service operates buses from Sandefjord Airport to Oslo. There are free shuttle buses between Sandefjord Airport Station and Sandefjord Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transport Oslo – Torp Sandefjord Airport |url=https://www.visitoslo.com/en/transport/transport-airport/sandefjord-torp/ |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Visitoslo.com}}</ref>

[[File:Panoramic view of Sandefjord Lufthavn Torp Norway 2015-05-27 darker.JPG|thumb|center|800px|[[Sandefjord Airport Torp]] is one of Norway's largest airports.<ref name="nsb.no" />]]